Thermionic Culture The Rooster 2

Controls: Gain, 'Attitude' distortion amount (Triode/Pentode), Bass lift (varislope), Mid/High lift (2.5/4/12kHz select), Mid cut, Bass cut (5-position), Low-pass filter, Phase invert, 48V Phantom (switchable per/both channels)

I/O: Mic (XLR) / Line / DI inputs; Sowter transformer balanced outputs

Notes: FLAG dual-function device: manufacturer describes it as 'a 2 channel all valve preamp with EQ and distortion controls' — classified 'Equalizer' per brief guidance ('Rooster/Kite' grouped with EQ family), though preamp function (Mic/Line/DI gain + phantom power) is equally central. Available gain: Mic 56dB (87dB at max Attitude in Pentode) / Line 24dB; MOL ≥+25dBu; THD ≤0.05% @1kHz. Country confirmed via feature list 'Made in England.' Official site thermionicculture.com is currently unreachable/broken (root returns an empty Apache directory listing, product URLs 404) as of research date 2026-07-19; all data below sourced from Wayback Machine snapshot dated 2025-05-16 (and linked official spec-sheet PDFs) of the live Joomla/VirtueMart catalog, cross-checked against the current Independent Audio (US distributor) product listing, which also shows no USD pricing.